1,078 racersat PDX Cross Crusade Race

[PdxGecko]

There were 1,078 cyclocross racers at the Portalnd Oregon Cross Crusade race today!
Now for comparison....
In 2006:
Hillsboro: 600
Alpenrose: 760
We smashed the record.... 40% increase

A great race even Belgium waffels!
I raced Masters 50+ and Single Speed.
Dropped chain twice in 50+ and was close to DFL in Single Speed, but had a great time!

http://www.crosscrusade.com/

[pitboss]

WHOA

that is incredible! both the attendence and your hanging with it. nice work!

[MIN]

Oh shoot I wanted to go but I had people over today from outta town. Sounds awesome. I can't believe that number.

[fishmel]

It was Cross-Madness out there yesterday :D. Talk about a great experience seeing all those people out there having such a good time. For my first real cyclocross race (I did Krugers a few weeks ago) it opened my eyes to how fun, hard, and entertaining cross can be. Can't wait for the next race I am able to do.:)

[obra3]

Hope to see you out at Horning's, Fish.

[the mayor]

Well if that number is correct...and spread it out over 6 races during the day....some races must have had close to 300 riders on the course at the same time.

What was traffic like?
what was scoring like?

[Dabbo]

The traffic was pretty crazy, I was in the Master C and we started right after the C in the field with most riders, around 250, we did about 2 minutes of race and than I started running to pass the crowd, I did pass people all the time during the race and I was never really near any of my direct competitor, for sure it was not boring!
I don't know how they can do the scoring, they score all racers, it is crazy. OBRA is great.
See you guys next Sunday.
Ciao
Paolo

[PdxGecko]

Daily Race Schedule
9:00am Beginners and Masters 50+ (40 min)
9:55am Category C, Masters Category C 35+, Unicycles A&B* (45 min)
15 minute break
11:00am Masters Category B 35+ and Junior Men (45 min)
11:55am Kiddie Kross (approx. start)**
12:10pm Category B Men and Single Speed (45 min)
10 minute break
1:10pm Women: Cat A, Cat B, Beginners, Masters 35+ & 45+, Jrs (45 min)
2:00pm Category A Men and Masters Category A 35+ (60 min)

I do the first race and the 12:10 SS, so I get to the race course at crack of dawn & set up for the day.
It gets me prime location, although I have been blocked in sometimes and have to stay all day.

Masters C had 131 Racers Men's C had 124 + 5 Unicycles(1 Lap) the largest race.

167 Women
For a video of the race see:
http://www.crankmychain.com/2007/10/cyclocross-crusade-race-1-quick-edit.html

[Dabbo]

By the way my wife and daugther were spectating and they loved the unicycles.
I guess there was one kid that was riding very good, so once we got home I heard about the people with one wheel only, I did not even see them this time, I guess they were pretty fast....

[somnambulant]

Holy carp. My Senior 3/4 (equiv. to Cat C, I guess) race on Sunday had 9 people. :D The only other people on the course at the time were Master 3 which had 14 racers. There was 111 total.

[obra3]

Today's race... Horning's Hideout, Cross Crusade 2.
910 racers.